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COSA Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Windows Server feature is used to create scheduled backups of system state and volumes?

a)

File History

b)

Windows Server Backup

c)

System Restore

d)

Volume Shadow Copy

2.

In Active Directory, which component stores and manages user and computer accounts?

a)

Group Policy Object

b)

Organizational Unit

c)

Domain Controller

d)

Global Catalog

3.

What is the primary function of DNS in a Windows domain environment?

a)

User authentication

b)

IP address allocation

c)

Hostname to IP resolution

d)

Traffic encryption

4.

Which DHCP feature prevents specific IP addresses from being leased to clients?

a)

Reservation

b)

Scope

c)

Exclusion range

d)

Lease duration

5.

IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server is mainly used for:

a)

Managing firewall rules

b)

Centralized IP address tracking

c)

Load balancing traffic

d)

Monitoring system logs

6.

Which Windows tool is used to centrally manage configuration settings across multiple systems?

a)

Task Scheduler

b)

Group Policy

c)

Event Viewer

d)

Registry Editor

7.

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is primarily used to:

a)

Install patches automatically

b)

Deploy operating systems over the network

c)

Manage user accounts

d)

Monitor system performance

8.

Which PowerShell feature allows execution of administrative commands on remote servers?

a)

Script Execution Policy

b)

PowerShell Remoting

c)

Background Jobs

d)

Modules

9.

Which Hyper-V component directly controls virtual machine execution?

a)

Virtual Switch

b)

Hypervisor

c)

Integration Services

d)

Hyper-V Manager

10.

Data Deduplication in Windows Server helps to:

a)

Encrypt data at rest

b)

Remove redundant data blocks

c)

Increase CPU speed

d)

Improve network throughput

11.

IIS in Windows Server is primarily used for:

a)

Database hosting

b)

Web server hosting

c)

File replication

d)

Authentication services

12.

DFS is mainly used to:

a)

Encrypt shared data

b)

Organize and replicate shared folders

c)

Apply disk quotas

d)

Monitor access logs

13.

FSRM is used to implement:

a)

File replication

b)

Quotas and file screening

c)

User authentication

d)

Backup policies

14.

Network Policy Server (NPS) provides:

a)

Load balancing

b)

Authentication and authorization services

c)

DNS resolution

d)

Email routing

15.

Network Load Balancing (NLB) is designed to:

a)

Secure VPN connections

b)

Distribute traffic across servers

c)

Assign IP addresses

d)

Monitor disk usage

16.

In Linux, which directory contains system configuration files?

a)

/bin

b)

/etc

c)

/lib

d)

/var

17.

Which Linux command modifies file ownership?

a)

chmod

b)

chown

c)

ls

d)

umask

18.

Which permission allows entering a directory in Linux?

a)

Read

b)

Write

c)

Execute

d)

Sticky

19.

The primary role of GRUB in Linux is to:

a)

Manage services

b)

Load and select kernels

c)

Configure networking

d)

Authenticate users

20.

Kickstart is used in Linux for:

a)

Kernel tuning

b)

Automated installation

c)

Boot repair

d)

Disk encryption

21.

Which service provides secure remote command-line access in Linux?

a)

Telnet

b)

FTP

c)

OpenSSH

d)

VNC

22.

Apache is primarily a:

a)

Mail server

b)

DNS server

c)

Web server

d)

File server

23.

Which utility is used to manage GPT-based partitions in Linux?

a)

fdisk

b)

gdisk

c)

mount

d)

mkfs

24.

LVM mainly provides which capability?

a)

Faster booting

b)

Dynamic volume resizing

c)

Kernel patching

d)

User authentication

25.

Samba enables Linux systems to:

a)

Share files with Windows systems

b)

Host web applications

c)

Manage DNS zones

d)

Provide VPN services

26.

Postfix is commonly used as a:

a)

Web server

b)

Mail transfer agent

c)

Directory service

d)

File sharing service

27.

Dovecot provides which service?

a)

SMTP

b)

DNS

c)

IMAP/POP3

d)

FTP

28.

LDAP is mainly used for:

a)

Centralized authentication

b)

Disk management

c)

Web hosting

d)

Network monitoring

29.

In BASH, which symbol redirects command output to a file?

a)

|

b)

>

c)

&&

30.

Which BASH structure repeats execution while a condition is true?

a)

if

b)

case

c)

for

d)

while

31.

A Windows Server fails after an update, and rollback is required. Which feature should have been configured earlier to simplify recovery?

a)

Group Policy

b)

Windows Server Backup

c)

DNS replication

d)

IPAM

32.

Users cannot authenticate to the domain, but network connectivity is normal. Which server role should be checked first?

a)

DHCP

b)

DNS

c)

Domain Controller

d)

IIS

33.

A newly created Group Policy is not applied to users. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

a)

Restart the server

b)

Force a Group Policy update

c)

Recreate the domain

d)

Disable the policy

34.

A running Hyper-V virtual machine needs more storage without downtime. What is the correct action?

a)

Shut down the VM

b)

Expand the virtual disk

c)

Delete checkpoints

d)

Disable replication

35.

Multiple Linux systems must be installed with identical settings. Which approach is most efficient?

a)

Manual installation

b)

Kickstart deployment

c)

Cloning home directories

d)

Editing GRUB

36.

A Linux system fails to boot after a kernel update. What should be attempted first?

a)

Reinstall Linux

b)

Boot using an older kernel

c)

Repartition disks

d)

Remove LVM

37.

Windows clients cannot access shared folders on a Linux server. Which service configuration should be verified?

a)

NFS

b)

Samba

c)

Apache

d)

LDAP

38.

A Linux server requires disk expansion without data loss. Which technology should be used?

a)

fdisk only

b)

LVM

c)

mkfs

d)

fsck

39.

Centralized user authentication is required across Linux servers. Which service best fits this need?

a)

FTP

b)

LDAP

c)

VNC

d)

Apache

40.

A BASH script produces unexpected variable values. What is the best first step to troubleshoot?

a)

Rewrite the script

b)

Enable debugging/tracing

c)

Change the shell

d)

Remove all variables